100% agree with this message. I try to refrain from reading/watching the news too, as they are of little value and substance to me. It sucks that so much of the most trending news has crept its way to social media platform, so there is no escaping it unless you go completely off the internet. I do try to be very mindlful of who I follow and engage with, to minimize the news feed to me.
The trick to escape for the most part is to be on Hive - not many people, not much automation :D
Attention to what is consumed is a big part of it. A lot of people are driven by the desire not to miss out on something, so they chase the trends regardless of relevance.